Here’s another gem of a quote from the Bush gang.
Bush campaign spokesman Steve Schmidt said Kerry’s goal of pulling U.S. troops out of Iraq in his first term sends “a clear signal of defeat and retreat to America’s enemies that will make the world a far more dangerous place.”
“Defeat and retreat” is the latest soundbite from the Bush campaign that you’ll be hearing a lot of for the next six weeks. But every time you hear Republicans complain that Kerry has expressed support for reducing troop levels in Iraq, remember that Bush has done the exact same thing.
Indeed, it was just last November when the Bush administration announced a plan to reduce U.S. forces in Iraq by 27,000 over a six-month period and by an additional 50,000 by mid-2005. In other words, Bush proposed a troop reduction plan last fall that is even more ambitious than what Kerry has suggested.
When Kerry does it, it’s “defeat and retreat.” When Bush does the same thing, it’s steady leadership.
What does it say about the Bush campaign that every strategy and message is dependent on hoping the public doesn’t remember the president’s record?